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NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
russet-olive, the top of the head similar to the 
back; wing-bands buff or buffy whitish; lower 
parts white, more or less strongly tinged with sul- 
phur-yellow laterally and posteriorly, and (usu- 
ally very faintly) shaded across breast with olive 
or grayish. Young: Similar to adult, but with 
wing-bands deeper ochraceous, and feathers of 
upper parts (especially crown and rump) nar- 
rowly tipped with paler, producing an inconspic- 
uous mottling. Male: Wing 2.75-3.10 (2.83), tail 
2.30-2.70 (2.49), culmen .62-.69 (.66), bill from 
nostril 32-39 (.35), width at base .28-.30 (.30), 
tarsus .59-.67 (.62). Female: Wing 2.55-2.70 
(2.65), tail 2.25-2.35 (2.32). Nest a very thin, flat 
structure secured between forks near the ex- 
tremity of a (usually depending) branch, com- 
posed of fine rootlets, tree-catkins, ete. Eggs 
2-4, .72 < .53, pale creamy buff or creamy white, 
sparsely speckled or spotted, chiefly on larger end, 
with deep rusty brown or madder-brown. Hab. 
Eastern United States; south, in winter, through 
eastern Mexico and Central America to Ecuador; 
Cubascconesassisavenees 465. E. virescens (VIEILL.). 
Green-crested Flycatcher. 
j?. First quill usually shorter than fifth; color olive or 
grayish brown above—never distinctly greenish. 
g. Tail even, or very slightly rounded; wing averaging 
more than 2.60. (Length 5.50-6.50.) 
hi, Adult: Above olive, usually decidedly grayer 
on head; wing-bands varying from dull 
brownish gray, or grayish brown, to nearly 
white; lower parts white, tinged more or 
less with sulphur-yellow posteriorly, and 
shaded with olive-grayish on sides of breast ; 
under wing-coverts very pale buffy yellow. 
Young: Similar, but rather browner above 
and more distinctly tinged with yellow be- 
neath, the wing-bands deep buff, or ochra- 
ceous. Male: Length about 5.80-6.25, wing 
2.70-2.85 (2.75), tail 2.35-2.60 (2.51), culmen 
64-.73 (.69), bill from nostril 385-40 (.38), 
width at base .27-.31 (.29), tarsus .65-.72 
(.68). Female: Length about 5.55-6.00, wing 
2.55-2.65 (2.60), tail 2.20-2.50 (2.38), other 
1 @/, Brewster, The Auk, xii. April, 1895, pp. 157-159, 
